European Movement and the Council of Europe

by European Movement

2025 · Taylor & Francis

European Movement and the Council of Europe (1949) begins with a Foreword by Winston Churchill, in which he states that his ‘counsel to Europe can be given in a single word: “Unite!”’ The book goes on to examine the history of European unity, and traces the story of the European movement, the political philosophies of political union and economic union, the Hague Congress, and the establishment of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights.

Definition and Development of Human Rights and Popular Sovereignty in Europe

by European Commission for Democracy through Law, Council of Europe

2011 · Council of Europe

What role do the people play in defining and developing human rights? This volume explores the very topical issue of the lack of democratic legitimisation of national and international courts and the question of whether rendering the original process of defining human rights more democratic at the national and international level would improve the degree of protection they afford. The authors venture to raise the crucial question: When can a democratic society be considered to be mature enough so as to be trusted to provide its own definition of human rights obligations?